There’s a lot of good new music right now, so I had a bit of a struggle picking a single track for November’s Song of the Month. The song Chvrches did for Death Stranding is fantastic, and the new Monowhales single is pretty bangin’, too.

But I had to signal boost the new track from Winnipeg’s Efflo. I’ve featured them before a few times, and their new song, Horror Movie, is as beautifully different as ever (though the video should probably have an epilepsy warning).

I do have to laugh that they said at the beginning of the year their sound was going to become more positive, and this is what they’ve come out with. Not that I’m complaining — I love bleak music, and they’re masters of the form.

For October, I feel obligated to post something “spooky” for my Song of the Month. Not a lot that I listen to fits that bill, but I settled on Chvrches’ cover of Bauhaus’ iconic goth anthem Bella Lugosi’s Dead.

This was recorded for the soundtrack of a movie called “Vampire Academy.” I have not seen it, and I have no plans to.

Now, if you’re a fan of the original song, you may not enjoy this version. It is, to put it mildly, a lot different. Last I checked the YouTube comments section pretty much wanted to crucify Chvrches for doing this.

I can understand not liking the cover, especially as it is such a departure from the original. I’m a massive Chvrches fanboy, so I enjoy it, but I can see how it might not be for everyone. I don’t understand people who are offended by covers like this existing, though. It’s not like it’s replacing the original. Don’t like it, don’t listen to it.